Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
Ask your provider or test your tap
Local water dashboard
Official source aggregationRegional hardness evidence, possible serving systems, EPA compliance history, and the measurements that are—and are not—available for York County.
Your tap water
Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.
Utility hardness unavailable in this index
Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.
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EPA quarter 2026Q2
Utility-reported hardness
Unavailable
Ask your provider or test your tap
All possible systems
No active flag
0 active health-based records
Measurements by utility
Each result belongs to a specific system.
Utility match
10 systems
Serves 89,850 people system-wide
Match the name on your water bill
These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.
EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.
SC4610002 · Surface water · 89,850 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
13% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
SC4650017 · Groundwater · 503 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2021 to Dec 31, 2023
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
108% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2012
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
SC4650063 · Surface water · 446 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
SC4650020 · Surface water · 359 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
114% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2015 to Jun 30, 2015
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
SC4660115 · Groundwater · 340 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
20% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2020 to Dec 31, 2022
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Lead and Copper Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based | Resolved | Oct 17, 2024 to Apr 23, 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Unaddressed | Oct 1, 2023 |
SC4610009 · Surface water · 280 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2021
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
SC4660063 · Groundwater · 221 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2024
| Rule | Status | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Resolved | Oct 1, 2023 to Oct 1, 2025 |
SC4650035 · Groundwater · 212 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
126% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2019 to Dec 31, 2019
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
SC4650034 · Groundwater · 191 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
0% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
112% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
SC4650028 · Groundwater · 173 people served system-wide
The system names this served city; Census place overlap links the city to this ZCTA.
No active health-based record in this imported snapshot
Find this utility’s official report →An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
20% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025
EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples
263% of the listed benchmark
Monitoring period: Jul 1, 2003 to Dec 31, 2003
No record returned in this imported window. This is not a guarantee of tap-water safety.
Hardness meter
37.7
PPM as CaCO₃
Soft
PPM
37.7
GPG
2.2
Regional environmental evidence
USGS hardness classification scale
37.7 PPM
Parts per million
37.7
mg/L as CaCO₃ equivalent
Grains per gallon
2.2
1 GPG ≈ 17.1 PPM
How to use regional evidence
These samples describe nearby environmental water. They cannot establish whether your tap water is soft or hard. Use a utility result or a tap test for appliance settings and treatment sizing.
USGS sites used
1
Nearest site
8.8 mi
Observation range
Apr 3, 2018–Apr 3, 2018
Regional evidence confidence
Low
Median of the latest source-type-aligned hardness observation at each monitoring site within 25 miles. Nearest monitoring location: FISHING CREEK AT HWY 5 BELOW YORK, SC (Stream).USGS source documentation ↗Evidence tier: Regional environmental evidence. This value is not used as proof of the serving utility's treated-water hardness.
Regional context
These comparisons use other indexed ZIP estimates, not utility tap samples. They help show local context without replacing a household test.
Rock Hill median
38 PPM
About the same3 indexed ZIP readings · Range 37.7–37.7 PPM
South Carolina median
27 PPM
11 PPM higher134 indexed ZIP readings · Range 3–1400 PPM
Evidence-first next steps
This profile can help you ask the right question. It cannot select equipment for a property without a current result from the serving utility or the tap.
ZIP boundaries and utility service areas do not perfectly match. Verify the system on a water bill before relying on system-wide records.
A reported action-level record needs context. Check its monitoring period and the utility's current report.
Find an official utility report →Use a tap hardness test before sizing a softener. For health concerns, use a certified laboratory and the correct sampling protocol.
Convert your hardness test result →Nearby indexed reports
Estimates can differ across a city because monitoring locations and associated systems differ.
Frequently asked
EPA ECHO shows no active health-based violation for the associated systems in this reporting snapshot. This does not prove every contaminant is absent; federal records can lag and household plumbing can change tap conditions.
Utility-reported hardness is unavailable in this index. Regional samples do not establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.
Confirm hardness at your tap and consider actual scale or spotting before choosing treatment. Regional environmental values cannot determine whether you need a softener. A softener addresses hardness, not every contaminant.